Doris Louise Griffin, 90

Doris Louise Griffin, 90, died Nov. 17 on Bainbridge Island. She was born Aug. 31, 1918, to Alice and Ernest Newkirk in Kansas City, Miss. She attended schools throughout southern California and graduated from Santa Barbara High School.

During World War II she worked for the Bendix Company as a “Rosie the Riveter.” During the war she also met and married William Griffin. They built their first home in Van Nuys, Calif., and Bill managed a meat market while she cared for their two young sons Don and Bill Jr.

They started their travels from there when Bill reentered the Army as an artillery officer.

Over the years they lived in such varied places as Alaska, Colorado, (where third son Ken was born), California, Japan, Singapore, and Seattle.

While in Seattle Griffin was a licensed real estate sales representative. They retired and built their retirement dream home and surrounding rhododendron garden on the shores of Hood Canal near Port Gamble.

Bill, her husband of 64 years, died in 2007. A brother, Kenneth Wayne Newkirk, also preceded her in death during World War II. She is survived by three sons: Donald Kenneth Griffin of Eaton, Colo., William Walker Griffin Jr. of Olympia and Kenneth Wayne Griffin of Kirkland; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Interment will be at Hansville Cemetery.

Remembrances may be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org.

An online guestbook is available at www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com.